🚨 NEW: The Government is drawing up the “biggest overhaul” in road safety laws for decades
- Reducing the drink driving limit from 0.35 micrograms to 0.22
- Mandatory eye tests for over-70s every 3 years, with driving bans for failure
- Potential medical tests for conditions such as dementia
- Penalty points for drivers when passengers don't wear seatbelts
- Easier prosecution for drug driving by allowing the Police to rely on roadside saliva tests rather than blood tests
- Tougher penalties for uninsured drivers
- Measures to tackle "ghost plates"
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@thetimes]